The Delhi Sultanate

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 7 Term 1 “The Delhi Sultanate”

I. Choose the Correct answer:
1. _____ laid the foundation of ‘Mamluk’ dynasty.
a) Mohammad Ghori
b) Jalal-ud-din
c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
d) Iltutmish

2. Qutb-ud-in shifted his capital to Delhi from _____
a) Lahore
b) Poona
c) Daulatabad
d) Agra

3. _____ completed the construction of the Qutb-Minar.
a) Razia
b) Qutb-ud-din -Aibak
c) Iltutmish
d) Balban

4. _____ laid the foundation of the city Tughluqabad near Delhi.
a) Muhammad-bin -Tughluq
b) Firoz shah Tughluq
c) Jalal –ud-din
d) Ghiyas –ud-din

II. Fill in the Blanks:
1. _____ was the founder of Tughluq dynasty.
2. Muhammad–bin-Tughluq shifted his capital from Delhi to_____.
3. _____ patronized the famous Persian poet Amir Khusru.
4. Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid in Delhi was built by_____
5. The threat of Mongols under Chengizkhan to India was during the reign of _____.

Answers:
1. Ghiyas-ud-din
2. Devagiri or Daulatabad
3. Balban
4. Qutb-ud-din -Aibak
5. Iltutmish

III Match the following:
1. Tughril Khan            A. Governor of Kara
2. Ala-ud-din               B. Jalal-ud-din Yakut
3. Bahlol Lodi               C. Governor of Bengal
4. Razia                        D. Governor of Sirhind

Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B

IV State true or false:
1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak died of mysterious fever.
2. Razia was an able and brave fighter.
3. The Turkish nobles chose Iltutmish, son of Aibak, as Sultan after the death of Aibak.
4. FirozShah Tughluq refused to accept an invitation from a Bahmani Prince to intervene in the affairs of the Deccan.

Answers:
1. False (Died During accidental fall from a horse, while playing polo)
2. True
3. False (son-in-law of Aibak)
4. True

V. Match the statement with the reason. Tick the appropriate answer:
Assertion:(A) Balban maintained cordial relationship with Mongols
Reason:(R) The Mongol ruler, a grandson of Chengiz Khan, assured that Mongols would not advance beyond Sutlej.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A and R are wrong.
d) A is wrong and R is the correct.

b) Find out the correct pair
1. Hoysala _ Devagiri
2. Yadavas _ Dwarasamudra
3. Kakatias _ Warrangal
4. Pallavas _ Madurai
1 – Dwarasamudra
2 – Devagiri
4 – Kancheepuram

c) Find out the wrong statement /statements
1. After Ghori’s death in 1206, his slave Qutb-ud-din Aibak proclaimed him self the ruler of the Turkish territories in India.
2. Razia established the department of spies to gather intelligence about the conspirators and the trouble makers against her rule.
3. Balban built forts to guard his empire against the Mongol attack.
4. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur in 1526.

Answer: Razia did never established a group of spies to get information about the conspirators against her rule.

X Student Activity:
Match the Father with Son
1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak          A. Rukn-ud-din-Firuz
2. Iltutmish                          B. Kaiqubad
3. Balban                             C. Ala-ud-din
4. Ghiyas-ud-din                 D. Sikandar Lodi
5. Bahlol Lodi                      E. Aram Shah

Answers:
1. E
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. D